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Honda India has commenced series production of the Elevate SUV, its most important launch for our market in recent times. The Elevate will go on sale sometime in September this year.

1. Honda Elevate gets a single 1.5-liter petrol option
2. Two gearbox choices on offer
3. Honda Sensing ADAS bundle available on top variant

Honda Elevate: from India to the world

The Elevate is being built at Honda India’s Tapukara plant that also builds models like the City and the Amaze sedans. Honda says India is the first country where the Elevate is being manufactured, and it will be sold not just in the domestic market, but will also be exported overseas. The brand also said that the made-in-India Elevate SUV has more than 90 percent localized content. Bookings for the Elevate are already underway and deliveries would commence as soon as prices are announced, sometime in September this year. 

Honda Elevate: powertrain and fuel efficiency

The Elevate gets a sole petrol engine option that’s shared with the City sedan. Its a 121hp, 145Nm, 1.5-litre, naturally aspirated petrol engine mated to either a 6-speed manual or a the 7-step CVT automatic gearbox. The Elevate will not come with a petrol hybrid powertrain. There are talks of a full-EV iteration based on the Elevate which will join the line-up in future.

As for fuel economy, the Elevate 1.5 petrol-MT has a claimed economy of 15.31kpl, whereas with the CVT, it delivers 16.92kpl. It has a 612km range with a 40-litre tank for the manual and 679km on the automatic.

Honda Elevate: variants and features

The Elevate is on offer with four trims: SV, V, VX and ZX. As far as features go, the entry-level Elevate gets LED projector headlamps, automatic climate control, 16-inch steel wheels and dual front airbags. The top-spec Elevate ZX gets the 10.25-inch touchscreen, six airbags, Honda Sensing ADAS suite, eight speakers, leatherette brown upholstery, soft-touch dashboard and auto-dimming interior day/night mirror.

Honda Elevate expected pricing launch timeline

Dealer sources tell us that the Elevate will start at around Rs 12 lakh, with the top variant being priced around Rs 17 lakh (ex-showroom). It will see stiff competition from the Hyundai Creta and the recently launched Kia Seltos facelift, which get more features and an option of a diesel engine, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and the Toyota Hyryder, which also get petrol-hybrid powertrain, and the Skoda Kushaq and the Volkswagen Taigun SUVs.

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Andretti driver Jake Dennis clinched the 2023 Formula E world championship title with one race to spare, after successfully navigating a chaotic London E-Prix.

Jaguar’s Mitch Evans won the race, which saw two red flag stoppages. But a retirement wiped out Nick Cassidy’s championship hopes, and a P2 finish was enough for Dennis to seal the title.

1. Dennis seals title after finishing P2
2. Evans wins London E-Prix, Buemi P3
3. Mahindra’s Di Grassi goes from P20 to P7

Cassidy out of running after Buemi collision

Dennis headed into the race with a 24 points lead over Cassidy, who started from pole. After leading in the early stages, Cassidy dropped a few places after taking his attack mode, and this is where his race started to unravel. While trying to overtake teammate Sebastien Buemi, two made contact, dislodging Cassidy’s front wing.

After pitting for a new front wing, he was able to rejoin the grid and progressed up to 16th place. But his race couldn’t be salvaged and eventually had to retire.

Dennis crowned 2023 Formula E champion in London

With Cassidy out, Evans – who at this point was in the lead – was the only driver who could stop Dennis from sealing the title; but all Dennis had to do was ensured he finished third. In typical Formula E fashion, this was going to be far from easy.

He had to deal with missing his Attack Mode loop multiple times and two red flag stoppages. In the end, it was a three-lap sprint to the chequered flag. Dennis was up to third place by this time, but he had to hold off Buemi, who had more useable energy than him.

While Evans crossed the line to take victory ahead of Antonio Felix da Costa, Dennis successfully fended off Buemi to become Formula E’s first British world champion. He’s also handed Andretti their first-ever Formula E title; the American team has been part of the series since its inception.

Dennis was eventually promoted to second after da Costa was handed a three-minute time penalty for a technical infraction. This also promoted Buemi to the final spot on the podium.

“I am lost for words, honestly. It means so much to me, the boys standing out there, we have had everything thrown at us, honestly it felt like everyone was racing against us, but Jesus Christ! We have just become world champion! I am so happy for myself, the team, everyone; we deserve this so much,” exclaimed Dennis.

Mahindra scores points

After a couple of difficult rounds, Mahindra Racing finished in the points in London. Lucas di Grassi pulled off a spirited recovery drive from P20 to P7, while teammate Roberto Merhi crossed the line in P16.

2023 Formula E championship standings

While the Drivers’ Championship has been wrapped up, the Teams’ Championship is very much still up for grabs. With just one more race in London to go, Jaguar TCS Racing is level on points with customer team Envision Racing (with 268 points). Porsche is third overall with 241 points, while Andretti is fourth with 236 points.

London E-Prix results

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Charging an EV can be as simple as plugging in a phone, but there are considerations to be kept in mind.

Published On Jul 29, 2023 10:30:00 AM

Living with all manner of electric vehicles, we’ve realised that before you even get to range anxiety, there’s sometimes plug-in worry. Not the nail-biting kind, but stuff like, will it charge fast enough, or why does your car have a different plug and can you charge it at any outlet? So here’s our guide to help you know more about charging an EV. 

What are the different ways to charge?

15Amp 

Let’s begin with the familiar 15A  AC (Alternating Current) plug point. Yes, the broad 3-pin socket that you plug in your heavy-duty appliances at home can also power up your EV, and as the 15A point is pretty ubiquitous, it’s convenient. But with an output of just 3.3kW, it’s also slow. 

Still, for a small battery, an overnight charge will easily top it up. For example, the Citroen eC3’s 29.2kWh battery pack can go from 10-100 percent in 10.5 hours on a wall socket. But larger batteries can take well over a day. So the 15A socket works best for small batteries like in electric two-wheelers and smaller cars, and since it’s easy to find, the 15A socket is also a good back-up in case you are stranded. 

AC Fast charger 

Next up is the AC wall charger. These are units that, like the 15A socket, also deliver AC power but at a higher wattage, typically somewhere between 7kW and 22kW. They are pretty compact, can be installed at homes and most companies offer such a charger with their products. For instance, the Tiago EV has an optional 7.2kW charger that can charge the 24kWh battery from 10-100 percent in 3 hours 35 minutes, whereas the standard 3.3kW charger takes 6 hours 20 minutes. 

DC fast charger 

In general, batteries function on direct current; even when you plug in your phone, the charger converts electricity from AC to DC to charge your phone’s battery. It’s the same with EVs too. However, you can bypass the AC to DC convertor of your EV and allow the batteries to soak in some direct current. You do this by plugging into a DC charger, which converts the grid’s alternating current to direct current and sends that straight to your battery. In this way, EVs so designed can handle a much higher charging rate. Taking the Tiago EV as an example again, Tata Motors says the 24kWh battery on a DC fast charger with a 50kW output will take 57 minutes to go from 10 to 80 percent. 

These chargers aren’t for home use though, they are large and need special installation, and thus, are only found at specific public charging outlets. The speed of DC chargers is also increasing and today, some chargers can go up to 350kW. In India, companies like Kia, for example, have installed 240kW DC chargers, but remember, while your vehicle may be able to handle a DC charger, the maximum speed at which it will take on the direct current will depend on what it’s designed to handle plus other limiting factors, details of which we will get into later in this article. On a DC charger, you also have the option to select either the time, energy or total cost that you want to charge with.

V2V Charging 

Much like siphoning fuel from one car to fill another, you can also use the battery charge of one vehicle to top up another, but this is generally very slow and best only if a car is stranded. For this to work, both vehicles – donor and recipient – need to be designed for V2V charging as beyond the ability to reverse the flow of electricity, both vehicles’ onboard power electronic systems need to be able to communicate with each other to allow the exchange to take place. This isn’t very common, but there are a few models capable of this; the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, for instance. Besides this method, an EV low on charge can also be plugged into another EV that has a regular 3-pin AC outlet. 

Does an EV charge at the same speed all through?

That’s a common query; most people expect the battery to charge at its maximum rate continuously. However, that’s not always the case. On slow and medium AC chargers, the power flow is at pretty much the same rate, so an EV will charge at roughly the same speed all through with only a small period of slow charging at the start and finish. However, on a DC charger, the power flow delivery is shaped like a step curve, which rises quickly and then descends as the vehicle charges. This is to protect the battery from overheating and overcharging individual cells. When a battery is in use – discharging or charging – it heats up, and to keep heat build-up in check, the charging pace is slowed as the battery gets fuller. Additionally, since no two cells are identical, they charge at slightly different speeds, thus, towards the end of any charge cycle when some cells are full and others may not be, the charging pace is slowed down so that empty cells can continue charging, while the full ones are not damaged. 

The DC charging curve varies from model to model, typically the pace rises to a peak quickly, after which it gradually drops, and at 80 to 90 percent, it drops rapidly. This rapid slowdown post 80 percent is also why many EV owners feel that it’s good etiquette to not keep charging past that mark while on a public charger. The time taken is disproportionately long for the range gained, thus unplugging and allowing the next customer to charge is a nice thing to do. Charging to 80 percent is also a recommended way of preserving your battery life. 

Other limiting factors

Ambient Temperature

There are other factors that also play a part in charging speed and one of them is ambient temperature. Remember Goldilocks, who didn’t like her porridge too hot or too cold? Batteries, too, are just like that and do not like extreme temperatures. The ideal operating temperature is roughly between 15 to 25°C, so in both very low or very high temperatures, the charging pace drops. 

Load

Another factor is load. Most EVs allow you to use some systems while charging, for instance, you can sit inside your car with the HVAC system running while it charges. Naturally, this will take longer for your car to charge up, not just because the battery is also powering some systems, but also because the battery management system will slow things down to manage heat. 

What are the different types of charger plugs available 

As we had with mobile phones – and still do to a small extent – different EV manufacturers use different types of charging connectors and that’s based on the region they are from. And before you ask, it’s likely going to be a long while before there is a global standard. 

Let’s begin with AC connectors: North American and Japanese manufacturers use the Type 1 – J1772 connectors, and these only make use of single phase electricity and are thus slow. The IEC 62196 – Type 2, also called the Mennekes connector, is used by the Europeans and can use the three-phase electric connection. Interestingly, it uses the same Type 1 – J1772 signalling or communication protocol, and thus, carmakers use either type of plug depending on the market it is sold in without having to reconfigure the entire charging system. China uses the GB/T connector, which looks much like the Type 2 plug, however, the cables are reversed and thus GB/T connector is not compatible with the Type 2. Meanwhile, Tesla uses its own propriety connector that can handle AC and DC current, however, some of its models like the Model X, which is sold in Europe, also have the Type 2 plug. In India, it’s the Type 2 that is in use, though early models like the Mahindra e2O and the older Tigor EV used different connectors.

Moving on to DC chargers, there are various types as well. Let’s start with the CCS (Combined Charging System), which is an interesting set-up wherein two additional pins are added to the bottom of the Type 1 and Type 2 AC plug, and thus, form the CCS 1 and CCS 2 plug, respectively. The added pins handle the actual charging, while the AC pins only handle the communication and Earthing. In this way, cars save space as they do not need two separate AC and DC ports, which is the case with the third type of DC charger – the CHAdeMO plug used by Japanese manufacturers in addition to the Type 1 AC plug. For DC charging, China also uses an additional GB/T plug with a different pin arrangement from the AC GB/T plug. Given that the Type 2 AC plug is used in India, the CCS 2 is in use for DC charging here.

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News broke back in September of last year that Hero MotoCorp and California-based Zero Motorcycles were considering a partnership to co-develop electric motorcycles and both the manufacturers signed an agreement to confirm the same in March this year.

Hero MotoCorp’s annual report now reveals there has been a significant development in its partnership with Zero Motorcycles which now allows Hero to co-develop premium electric motorcycles. This opens the door to a premium Hero (or even Vida) badged electric bike down the road. 

By diversifying its EV portfolio, the company aims to ‘capture a wider customer base’ and ‘capitalise on the global shift towards electric mobility’. This collaboration combines the expertise and technology of Zero’s in-house developed powertrain with the scale of manufacturing, sourcing, and marketing of Hero MotoCorp. The annual report doesn’t state who will be building the Zero EVs in India but in all likelihood, it will be Hero MotoCorp itself.

Zero’s range comprises two distinct categories – street and dualsport. The former comprises five machines – SR/S, SR/F, SR, S and FXE – while the latter consists of four options – DSR/X, DSR, DS and FX. Hero will be bringing the Zero portfolio into India, and with the lineup being fully manufactured in India, pricing should be quite competitive. 

Hero already has made inroads into the burgeoning EV sector with its EV-specific subsidiary, Vida. Under the Vida umbrella, the company retails the V1 Pro electric scooter, and to read our review of it, tap here.

Currently, the only high-performance electric motorcycle in India is the homegrown Ultraviolette F77, and to read our review of the top-spec Recon variant, tap here. 

We have already reported to you numerous interior and exterior spy images of the upcoming Tata Safari facelift, but for the first time, we have a completely undisguised look at the dashboard of the updated SUV. And as was expected, it gets a complete design overhaul that looks notably more premium and packs in a lot more tech.

1. Safari facelift interior will have very few physical controls
2. Infotainment screen likely larger than 10.25-inches
3. Will get new two-spoke flat-bottom steering wheel

Tata Safari facelift interior spied undisguised 

The first impression looking at the image is that it appears a lot richer. Tata has even incorporated a few design elements from the Curvv and Sierra EV interior concepts here into production with the Safari facelift. The four-spoke, flat-bottom steering wheel, for instance, is exactly what it was on the Sierra EV concept at Auto Expo 2023. It features a couple of toggle switches and haptic buttons at either end, while the centre portion gets a gloss black finish that’ll likely also have an illuminated Tata logo.

We can also clearly see the gloss black panel for the HVAC controls – it features two bands of haptic buttons with two toggle switches that’ll likely be for temperature and blower controls – again, identical to what Tata had previewed with the Curvv and Sierra EV concepts. The infotainment system on the Safari facelift also seems all-new; it has sharp edges as opposed to the rounded edges on the current 10.25-inch screens on the Safari Red Dark Editions, and as such, appears larger too. Tata could also provide an updated software interface with the new infotainment system.

Additionally, we can notice leatherette padding with contrast double-stitching for the lower portion of the dashboard, while the upper portion gets a full-width, coloured, gloss dashboard insert as opposed to faux wood-like trim on the current model. The central AC vents continue with a trapezoidal shape, but are now inverted and a lot sleeker as well, and there’s also a full-digital instrument cluster replacing the semi-digital unit on the current model.

Tata has also majorly revised the centre console area – the gear lever is smaller, stubbier and appears more sophisticated, while the rotary dial is larger and looks similar to the knurled unit on the Nexon EV Max with a circular digital screen. The grab handles, meanwhile, have been retained as is. There’s also no major change to the door pads either.

The Safari facelift will also get a major design overhaul on the outside.

Notably, the updated SUV will have very few physical interior controls, but thankfully, key functions like temperature and blower settings, volume controls and drive modes appear to be operated by physical dials and toggle switches. You can expect the interior design to be mirrored in the Harrier facelift, while a lot of these elements will also be shared with the Nexon facelift. The Safari will also be majorly updated on the outside, more about which you can read here.

Tata Safari facelift powertrain options

At launch, the Safari will remain mechanically unchanged. It will carry over the current 170hp, 2.0-litre diesel engine that’s offered with 6-speed manual and automatic gearboxes. Tata’s new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine that’s currently under development is only expected to join the line-up much later.

Tata Safari facelift launch timeline

Tata Motors has a slew of SUV launches lined up for the upcoming festive season, and the Safari facelift, along with the updated Harrier, is expected to arrive around September 2023. However, given the step-up in quality and equipment, expect a significant step-up in the pricing as well.

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TVS and BMW are already in a partnership, and share the 310 platform that’s currently spawned three bikes for the Bavarian bikemaker and one for the Indian manufacturer. Now, according to an investor call, we’ve learnt that the recently revealed BMW CE 02 has also been designed, developed and built by TVS.

A couple of weeks ago, the Hosur-based manufacturer announced that it will soon be launching a brand new “electric-flying launch that will defy the status quo in mobility”. We have already established that this will be not be under the iQube umbrella, and given the fact that the CE 02 is being manufactured by TVS, we could also see a TVS product on the CE 02 platform.

When the BMW CE 02 was unveiled, the Bavarian manufacturer was very particular in stressing this wasn’t to be pigeonholed into the broad terms of either an electric scooter or bike. The full-fat version of the CE 02 makes 15hp and has a claimed range of 90km. It weighs in at 132kg and has a claimed top speed of 95kph.

The invite for the new TVS EV launch on August 23 mentions that “Thrill has a date”. If this new EV is indeed based on the CE-02 it could well be a sporty, youthful and performance-oriented product going by BMW’s impressive numbers.

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मर्सिडीज सितंबर की शुरुआत में इस साल के म्यूनिख मोटर शो में एक नई कॉन्सेप्ट कार के साथ भविष्य के एंट्री-लेवल मॉडल का पूर्वावलोकन किया जाएगा। हमारी बहन प्रकाशन, ऑटोकार यूके समझता है कि नई अवधारणा नए सीएलए का पूर्वावलोकन करेगी, जिसे हाल ही में इन-हाउस-विकसित इलेक्ट्रिक और माइल्ड-हाइब्रिड पेट्रोल ड्राइवट्रेन के साथ 2025 की शुरुआत से पहले परीक्षण करते हुए देखा गया है।

1. दहन-संचालित ए-क्लास को हटाया जा सकता है
2. EQXX की तकनीक का उपयोग उत्पादन कारों में किया जाएगा
3. आईसीई मॉडल अगले साल तक मर्सिडीज के इलेक्ट्रिक कार प्लेटफॉर्म का उपयोग करेंगे

मर्सिडीज बेंज की नई इलेक्ट्रिक अवधारणा

मर्सिडीज-बेंज ने 2025 तक हर सेगमेंट में एक ईवी पेश करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध किया है, और म्यूनिख में, यह अवधारणा इसमें शामिल हो जाएगी विज़न EQXX और दृष्टि एक-ग्यारहभविष्य के मॉडलों पर उपयोग की जाने वाली प्रौद्योगिकी का पूर्वावलोकन करने के लिए डिज़ाइन की गई अवधारणाएँ भी।

संभवतः EQA सेडान कहलाने वाली, नई अवधारणा को “वर्ग-अग्रणी नवाचार, डिजाइन और डिजिटल अनुभव के लिए दृष्टि” प्रदान करने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है और यह EQXX से सीखने पर आधारित होगी, जो परीक्षण में, एक बार चार्ज करने पर स्टटगार्ट से गुडवुड तक 1,202 किमी की यात्रा करने में सक्षम थी।

मर्सिडीज बेंज के भविष्य के मॉडल

अगले तीन वर्षों में जर्मन कंपनी अपनी इलेक्ट्रिक फर्स्ट रणनीति के तहत कॉम्पैक्ट कार लाइन-अप के पुनर्गठन के हिस्से के रूप में तीन अन्य ‘एंट्री-लेवल लक्ज़री’ मॉडल पेश करेगी।

इसमें एक लाइन-अप सरलीकरण शामिल होगा, जिससे कॉम्पैक्ट मॉडलों की संख्या सात से घटकर चार हो जाएगी, और अंततः दहन-संचालित को खत्म कर दिया जाएगा। एक वर्ग।

मर्सिडीज मॉड्यूलर आर्किटेक्चर (एमएमए) प्लेटफॉर्म पर आधारित कारों में ट्रांसमिशन टनल और स्लिम बैटरी पैक की कमी के कारण पुराने आईसीई मॉडल की तुलना में अधिक विशाल इंटीरियर होने की संभावना है। उच्च-मार्जिन वाली लक्जरी कारों पर अधिक ध्यान केंद्रित करने की मर्सिडीज की प्रतिज्ञा के अनुरूप, वे अंदर से अधिक शानदार भी होंगे।

मर्सिडीज बेंज EQXX

ईक्यूएक्सएक्स को फर्म के नए एमएमए प्लेटफॉर्म पर भी आधारित किया गया था, जिसे अगले साल तक आईसीई मॉडल के तहत पेश किया जाएगा और संभवतः इस अज्ञात अवधारणा के तहत फीचर दिया जाएगा। EQXX वास्तविक दुनिया में 998 किमी से अधिक की रेंज का वादा करता है – जो मौजूदा फ्लैगशिप EQS से 268 किमी अधिक है।

मर्सिडीज ने पहले ही पुष्टि कर दी है कि EQXX में इस्तेमाल की गई तकनीक का इस्तेमाल उसकी उत्पादन कारों में किया जाएगा, एक प्रवक्ता ने हमें बताया: “इस प्रौद्योगिकी कार्यक्रम से कई नवाचार जल्द ही हमारे उत्पादन वाहनों में अपना रास्ता खोज लेंगे”।

उन्होंने आगे कहा, “विशिष्ट घटकों और प्रौद्योगिकियों के साथ-साथ, इसमें अत्यधिक चुस्त, बहु-विषयक विकास दृष्टिकोण के साथ-साथ विकास प्रक्रिया के दौरान उपयोग किए जाने वाले सॉफ़्टवेयर और डिजिटल उपकरण भी शामिल हैं।”

यह भी देखें:

मर्सिडीज़ विज़न वन-इलेवन को 1970 के C111 प्रोटोटाइप को श्रद्धांजलि के रूप में प्रस्तुत किया गया

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1. रेंज रोवर वेलार फेसलिफ्ट में पेट्रोल और डीजल इंजन मिलता है
2. इसका मुकाबला पोर्शे मैकन और जगुआर एफ-पेस से है
3. वेलार फेसलिफ्ट में नया डिज़ाइन वाला डैशबोर्ड दिया गया है

मौजूदा मॉडल की तुलना में फेसलिफ्ट की कीमत 3.59 लाख रुपये ज्यादा है। यहां रेंज रोवर वेलार फेसलिफ्ट की कीमतों का विस्तृत विवरण और मौजूदा मॉडल के साथ तुलना की गई है:

रेंज रोवर वेलार फेसलिफ्ट डिज़ाइन, फीचर्स अपडेट

वेलार फेसलिफ्ट में संशोधित डेटाइम रनिंग लैंप सिग्नेचर के साथ लैंड रोवर की नई पिक्सेल एलईडी हाइलाइट्स मिलती हैं। हालांकि प्रोफ़ाइल में बहुत कुछ नहीं बदला है, रेंज रोवर वेलार फेसलिफ्ट में एक नया डिज़ाइन किया गया रियर बम्पर और टेल-लाइट्स हैं।

अंदर, वेलार को एक पुन: डिज़ाइन किया गया डैशबोर्ड मिलता है जो इसे इसके अनुरूप लाता है रेंज रोवर और रेंज रोवर स्पोर्ट. मुख्य आकर्षण वायरलेस एंड्रॉइड ऑटो और ऐप्पल कारप्ले के साथ लैंड रोवर के पिवी प्रो सिस्टम पर चलने वाला नया 11.4-इंच टचस्क्रीन है। लैंड रोवर का टेरेन रिस्पॉन्स सिस्टम, जिसे पहले सेंटर कंसोल में एक डायल के माध्यम से एक्सेस किया जाता था, अब टचस्क्रीन के माध्यम से एक्सेस किया जाता है।

सेंटर कंसोल में पहले की तुलना में बहुत कम बटन के साथ एक साफ डिजाइन है और अब एचवीएसी नियंत्रण के लिए कोई द्वितीयक स्क्रीन या डायल नहीं है। इन्हें प्रतिस्थापित करने के लिए एक नया भंडारण स्थान बनाया गया है जिसमें वायरलेस चार्जर रखा गया है। इसके अलावा, रोटरी ड्राइव चयनकर्ता को भी एक अधिक पारंपरिक इकाई से बदल दिया गया है।

रेंज रोवर वेलार फेसलिफ्ट पावरट्रेन

हुड के तहत, वेलार फेसलिफ्ट में 250hp, 365Nm, 2.0-लीटर पेट्रोल इंजन और 204hp, 430Nm, 2.0-लीटर डीजल इंजन मिलता है – माइल्ड-हाइब्रिड सिस्टम के साथ – और दोनों आठ-स्पीड ऑटोमैटिक गियरबॉक्स से जुड़े हैं। पेट्रोल पावरट्रेन की अधिकतम गति 217 किमी प्रति घंटा है और यह 0-100 किमी प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार 7.5 सेकंड में पकड़ सकती है (दावा किया गया है), और डीजल पावरट्रेन की अधिकतम गति 210 किमी प्रति घंटा और 0-100 किमी प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार 8.3 सेकंड में पहुंच सकती है (दावा किया गया है)।

वेलार फेसलिफ्ट की पानी में उतरने की गहराई 580 मिमी है। यह एक एयर सस्पेंशन से भी लैस है जिसमें ‘एलिगेंट अराइवल’ मोड है, जो एसयूवी में प्रवेश करते या बाहर निकलते समय सवारी की ऊंचाई 40 मिमी कम कर देता है।

रेंज रोवर वेलार फेसलिफ्ट प्रतिद्वंद्वी

रेंज रोवर वेलार फेसलिफ्ट का मुकाबला है पोर्श मैकन (88.06 लाख रुपये) और जगुआर एफ-पेस (77.41 लाख रुपये). यह वेलार फेसलिफ्ट को अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वियों की तुलना में अधिक महंगा बनाता है।

यह भी देखें:

रेंज रोवर इवोक फेसलिफ्ट को नई टचस्क्रीन मिलती है

635hp स्पोर्ट एसवी अब तक की सबसे शक्तिशाली रेंज रोवर है

किआ सेल्टोस को एक नए डिज़ाइन, नए इंटीरियर, नए पावरट्रेन विकल्प और अधिक सुविधाओं के साथ एक व्यापक अपडेट प्राप्त हुआ है।

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ओला इलेक्ट्रिक ने घोषणा की है कि उसके एंट्री-लेवल एस1 एयर ई-स्कूटर की खरीद विंडो 28 जुलाई को खुलेगी। पहली बार अक्टूबर 2022 में घोषणा की गई, केवल एक वेरिएंट की कीमत 84,999 रुपये है। तब से, भले ही स्कूटर की एक भी इकाई अभी तक वितरित नहीं की गई है, लाइनअप पहले था 3 वेरिएंट तक विस्तारित विभिन्न बैटरी क्षमताओं के साथ, और बाद में केवल 1 संस्करण तक वापस कटौती करें दोबारा।

1. मौजूदा ओला ग्राहकों और बुकिंग वालों को 10,000 रुपये की छूट मिलेगी
2. रियायती मूल्य केवल 30 जुलाई तक वैध है
3. गैर बुकिंग धारकों के लिए खरीद विंडो 31 जुलाई को खुलेगी

फिलहाल, S1 Air को 3kWh बैटरी पैक से लैस सिंगल वेरिएंट में पेश किया गया है। 28 जुलाई को इस स्कूटर की खरीदारी विंडो मौजूदा ओला ग्राहकों और उन लोगों के लिए खुलेगी जिन्होंने पहले ही एस1 एयर बुक कर लिया है। इन खरीदारों को 1.10 लाख रुपये की प्रारंभिक कीमत मिलेगी, और खरीद विंडो केवल 30 जुलाई तक खुली रहेगी।

अन्य सभी खरीदारों के लिए, खरीद विंडो 31 जुलाई को खुलेगी और उनसे 1.20 लाख रुपये की कीमत ली जाएगी। ओला का दावा है कि एस1 एयर की डिलीवरी अगस्त की शुरुआत में शुरू हो जाएगी। एस1 एयर उचित समय पर घटनास्थल पर पहुंचता है ओला के मौजूदा ई-स्कूटर की कीमतें हाल ही में बढ़ी हैं FAME-2 सब्सिडी में कटौती के लिए धन्यवाद।